North Texas defeats Tulane 80-76

AP
Feb 28, 2024

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Aaron Scott scored 19 points as North Texas beat Tulane 80-76 on Wednesday night.

Scott also added six assists for the Mean Green (15-12, 8-7 American Athletic Conference). Rubin Jones added 16 points while shooting 4 for 11 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line, and he also had five rebounds and six assists. Jason Edwards chipped in with 13 points.

Kevin Cross finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Green Wave (13-14, 4-11). Sion James, Kevin Cross and Collin Holloway EACH added 17 points.

Scott scored 12 points in the first half and North Texas led 36-27 at the break. North Texas used a 7-0 run in the second half for a 66-56 lead with 6:15 left.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
NTEX
Mean Green
36
TUL
Green Wave
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Moulaye Sissoko vs. Kevin Cross (Mean Green gains possession)
19:39		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
19:37		Kevin Cross defensive rebound
19:19	+2	Sion James makes two point dunk (Kolby King assists)	0-2
18:52	+3	John Buggs III makes three point jump shot (Aaron Scott assists)	3-2
18:24		Collin Holloway misses three point jump shot
18:22		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
18:10		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
18:08		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
17:59		Kolby King turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Scott steals)
17:53		Kolby King shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
17:53	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 3	4-2
17:53	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 3	5-2
17:53	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 3 of 3	6-2
17:43		Jason Edwards shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
17:43		Sion James misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:43	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-3
17:31	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point jump shot	8-3
17:31		Kevin Cross shooting foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-3
17:21		Kevin Cross turnover (bad pass)
17:11		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
17:09		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
16:59		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
16:57		Collin Holloway defensive rebound
16:43		Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot
16:41		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
16:26	+2	Rubin Jones makes two point jump shot	11-3
16:26		Collin Holloway shooting foul (Rubin Jones draws the foul)
16:26	+1	Rubin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-3
16:11		Jaylen Forbes turnover (bad pass)
16:06		Aaron Scott misses two point layup
16:04		Green Wave defensive rebound
16:04		Robert Allen personal foul
15:53		Collin Holloway misses two point jump shot
15:50		Sion James offensive rebound
15:50		Sion James misses two point layup
15:48		Mean Green defensive rebound
15:48		TV timeout
15:33		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
15:31		Kevin Cross defensive rebound
15:25		Robert Allen shooting foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
15:25	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-4
15:25	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-5
14:59		Kolby King shooting foul (CJ Noland draws the foul)
14:59	+1	CJ Noland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-5
14:59	+1	CJ Noland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-5
14:42	+3	Kevin Cross makes three point jump shot	14-8
14:10		Rubin Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Forbes steals)
14:03		Sion James misses three point jump shot
14:01		Collin Holloway offensive rebound
13:45		Collin Holloway turnover (bad pass)
13:24		Jaylen Forbes blocks John Buggs III's three point jump shot
13:22		Percy Daniels defensive rebound
13:15		Tre' Williams misses three point jump shot
13:13		John Buggs III defensive rebound
13:02		CJ Noland misses two point layup
13:00		Tre' Williams defensive rebound
12:57		Jump ball. (Green Wave gains possession)
12:50		Jaylen Forbes misses two point jump shot
12:48		Green Wave offensive rebound
12:47		John Buggs III personal foul
12:47		Jason Edwards shooting foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
12:47		Jaylen Forbes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:47	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-9
12:24		Rubin Jones misses two point jump shot
12:22		Sion James defensive rebound
12:15		Matthew Stone shooting foul (Tre' Williams draws the foul)
12:15	+1	Tre' Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-10
12:15	+1	Tre' Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
11:44		Rubin Jones misses two point jump shot
11:42		Rubin Jones offensive rebound
11:42		Rubin Jones turnover (out of bounds)
11:42		TV timeout
11:29		Percy Daniels misses two point layup
11:27		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
11:11		Sion James blocks Moulaye Sissoko's two point layup
11:09		Mean Green offensive rebound
11:08	+3	John Buggs III makes three point jump shot (Aaron Scott assists)	17-11
10:47		John Buggs III shooting foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
10:47	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-12
10:47		Jaylen Forbes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:47		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
10:36		Mean Green turnover (10-second violation)
10:27	+3	Asher Woods makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Forbes assists)	17-15
10:12		Jason Edwards misses two point jump shot
10:10		Green Wave defensive rebound
10:02		Asher Woods turnover (lost ball) (Rubin Jones steals)
9:46	+2	CJ Noland makes two point jump shot	19-15
9:22		CJ Noland shooting foul (Asher Woods draws the foul)
9:22	+1	Asher Woods makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-16
9:22		Asher Woods misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:22		Robert Allen defensive rebound
9:13		Kevin Cross shooting foul (Rubin Jones draws the foul)
9:13	+1	Rubin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-16
9:13		Rubin Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:13		Jaylen Forbes defensive rebound
9:01	+3	Jaylen Forbes makes three point jump shot (Tre' Williams assists)	20-19
8:40	+2	CJ Noland makes two point layup	22-19
8:18		Rubin Jones blocks Jaylen Forbes's three point jump shot
8:16		CJ Noland defensive rebound
8:03	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point layup (Robert Allen assists)	24-19
7:43		Collin Holloway misses two point layup
7:41		Robert Allen defensive rebound
7:13		CJ Noland offensive foul
7:13		CJ Noland turnover (offensive foul)
7:13		TV timeout
7:02		Sion James misses three point jump shot
7:00		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists)	26-19
6:26		Collin Holloway misses two point layup
6:24		Collin Holloway offensive rebound
6:22		Collin Holloway misses two point layup
6:20		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
5:55	+2	Rubin Jones makes two point jump shot	28-19
5:34		Tre' Williams misses two point jump shot
5:32		Green Wave offensive rebound
5:21		Rondel Walker personal foul (Sion James draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-20
5:21	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-21
5:04		Moulaye Sissoko turnover (bad pass) (Gregg Glenn III steals)
4:58		Moulaye Sissoko blocks Asher Woods's two point layup
4:56		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
4:33		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point layup
4:31		Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound
4:23		John Buggs III personal foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul)
4:23		Jaylen Forbes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:23	+1	Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-22
4:10	+3	Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists)	31-22
3:45		Tre' Williams turnover (traveling)
3:45		TV timeout
3:30		Moulaye Sissoko turnover (bad pass)
3:12	+2	Kevin Cross makes two point jump shot	31-24
2:51	+3	Rondel Walker makes three point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists)	34-24
2:35		Collin Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Rondel Walker steals)
2:13		Rondel Walker misses two point layup
2:11		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
2:04		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
2:02		Green Wave defensive rebound
1:48		Rubin Jones shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-25
1:48	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-26
1:30	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point layup (Rubin Jones assists)	36-26
1:20		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Collin Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-27
1:20		Collin Holloway misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:20		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
0:50		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
0:48		Mean Green offensive rebound
0:48		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
0:33		Jaylen Forbes turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Scott steals)
0:25		Mean Green 30 second timeout
0:20		Collin Holloway personal foul
0:01		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
0:00		Sion James defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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North Texas defeats Tulane 80-76

1st Half
NTEX
Mean Green
36
TUL
Green Wave
27

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North Texas defeats Tulane 80-76

1st Half NTEXMean Green36TULGreen Wave27

1st Half
NTEX
Mean Green
36
TUL
Green Wave
27